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Series:
South Africa in Australia ODI Series
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time:
Fri, Jan 16, 2:15 PM LOCAL
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South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Australia
Australia
271-8
(50 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Ricky Ponting
c Boucher b Botha
46
54
5
0
85.19
Michael Clarke
c Amla b JA Morkel
19
38
1
0
50.00
Brad Haddin
run out (JA Morkel)
19
12
2
0
158.33
Cameron White
b Botha
21
24
2
0
87.50
James Hopes
c van Jaarsveld b M Morkel
2
4
0
0
50.00
Nathan Bracken
not out
12
8
1
0
150.00
Ben Hilfenhaus
not out
1
2
0
0
50.00
David Hussey
b JA Morkel
52
50
5
0
104.00
Shaun Marsh
c Boucher b M Morkel
79
97
4
1
81.44
Michael Hussey
c Boucher b Steyn
6
11
1
0
54.55
Extras
14
(b 2, lb 3, w 9, nb 0, p 0)
Total
271-8
(50 Overs, RR: 5.42)
Did not Bat
Shaun Tait
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dale Steyn
10
2
49
1
0
2
4.90
Albie Morkel
9
0
58
2
0
0
6.44
Jacques Kallis
10
0
35
0
0
0
3.50
Morne Morkel
10
0
68
2
0
2
6.80
Johan Botha
10
0
50
2
0
1
5.00
Jean-Paul Duminy
1
0
6
0
0
0
6.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Hussey
8-1
2.5
R Ponting
102-2
20.5
Clarke
146-3
31.3
Shaun Marsh
174-4
37.1
Cameron White
223-5
44.6
D Hussey
231-6
45.6
J Hopes
254-7
47.6
Haddin
259-8
48.6
South Africa
South Africa
272-7
(49.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Boucher
b Tait
0
1
0
0
0.00
Jean-Paul Duminy
c White b Bracken
71
93
0
0
76.34
Herschelle Gibbs
b Hilfenhaus
22
28
3
0
78.57
Jacques Kallis
b Clarke
41
49
4
0
83.67
Hashim Amla
b Tait
1
3
0
0
33.33
Albie Morkel
not out
40
18
4
1
222.22
Johan Botha
not out
12
18
1
0
66.67
Neil McKenzie
c Ponting b Hilfenhaus
63
80
6
0
78.75
Vaughn van Jaarsveld
run out (Ponting)
4
7
0
0
57.14
Extras
18
(b 0, lb 10, w 8, nb 0, p 0)
Total
272-7
(49.3 Overs, RR: 5.49)
Did not Bat
Dale Steyn,
Morne Morkel
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Nathan Bracken
10
2
49
1
0
0
4.90
Shaun Tait
10
0
43
2
0
3
4.30
Ben Hilfenhaus
9.3
1
55
2
0
3
5.91
James Hopes
10
0
51
0
0
0
5.10
David Hussey
5
0
35
0
0
0
7.00
Michael Clarke
5
0
29
1
0
2
5.80
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Amla
4-1
1.2
H Gibbs
36-2
7.4
Kallis
90-3
18.3
Duminy
213-4
40.6
M Boucher
215-5
41.3
van Jaarsveld
219-6
42.5
N McKenzie
221-7
43.4
Australia
Australia
271-8
(50 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Ricky Ponting
c Boucher b Botha
46
54
5
0
85.19
Michael Clarke
c Amla b JA Morkel
19
38
1
0
50.00
Brad Haddin
run out (JA Morkel)
19
12
2
0
158.33
Cameron White
b Botha
21
24
2
0
87.50
James Hopes
c van Jaarsveld b M Morkel
2
4
0
0
50.00
Nathan Bracken
not out
12
8
1
0
150.00
Ben Hilfenhaus
not out
1
2
0
0
50.00
David Hussey
b JA Morkel
52
50
5
0
104.00
Shaun Marsh
c Boucher b M Morkel
79
97
4
1
81.44
Michael Hussey
c Boucher b Steyn
6
11
1
0
54.55
Extras
14
(b 2, lb 3, w 9, nb 0, p 0)
Total
271-8
(50 Overs, RR: 5.42)
Did not Bat
Shaun Tait
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dale Steyn
10
2
49
1
0
2
4.90
Albie Morkel
9
0
58
2
0
0
6.44
Jacques Kallis
10
0
35
0
0
0
3.50
Morne Morkel
10
0
68
2
0
2
6.80
Johan Botha
10
0
50
2
0
1
5.00
Jean-Paul Duminy
1
0
6
0
0
0
6.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Hussey
8-1
2.5
R Ponting
102-2
20.5
Clarke
146-3
31.3
Shaun Marsh
174-4
37.1
Cameron White
223-5
44.6
D Hussey
231-6
45.6
J Hopes
254-7
47.6
Haddin
259-8
48.6
South Africa
South Africa
272-7
(49.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Boucher
b Tait
0
1
0
0
0.00
Jean-Paul Duminy
c White b Bracken
71
93
0
0
76.34
Herschelle Gibbs
b Hilfenhaus
22
28
3
0
78.57
Jacques Kallis
b Clarke
41
49
4
0
83.67
Hashim Amla
b Tait
1
3
0
0
33.33
Albie Morkel
not out
40
18
4
1
222.22
Johan Botha
not out
12
18
1
0
66.67
Neil McKenzie
c Ponting b Hilfenhaus
63
80
6
0
78.75
Vaughn van Jaarsveld
run out (Ponting)
4
7
0
0
57.14
Extras
18
(b 0, lb 10, w 8, nb 0, p 0)
Total
272-7
(49.3 Overs, RR: 5.49)
Did not Bat
Dale Steyn,
Morne Morkel
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Nathan Bracken
10
2
49
1
0
0
4.90
Shaun Tait
10
0
43
2
0
3
4.30
Ben Hilfenhaus
9.3
1
55
2
0
3
5.91
James Hopes
10
0
51
0
0
0
5.10
David Hussey
5
0
35
0
0
0
7.00
Michael Clarke
5
0
29
1
0
2
5.80
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Amla
4-1
1.2
H Gibbs
36-2
7.4
Kallis
90-3
18.3
Duminy
213-4
40.6
M Boucher
215-5
41.3
van Jaarsveld
219-6
42.5
N McKenzie
221-7
43.4
INFO
Match
AUS vs RSA • 1st ODI • South Africa in Australia ODI Series
Series
South Africa in Australia ODI Series
Date
Fri, Jan 16
Time
2:15 PM LOCAL, 3:15 AM GMT
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Ian Gould, Bruce Oxenford
3rd Umpire
Rod Tucker
Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
Australia squad
Players
Shaun Marsh,
Michael Hussey,
Ricky Ponting (c),
Michael Clarke,
David Hussey,
Cameron White,
Brad Haddin (wk),
James Hopes,
Nathan Bracken,
Ben Hilfenhaus,
Shaun Tait
South Africa squad
Players
Herschelle Gibbs,
Hashim Amla,
Jacques Kallis,
Jean-Paul Duminy,
Neil McKenzie,
Mark Boucher (wk),
Vaughn van Jaarsveld,
Albie Morkel,
Johan Botha (c),
Dale Steyn,
Morne Morkel
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